Dan Haverty

IrishCentral.com • August 5, 2021

Loyalists don’t trust the British government either

A full break between London and loyalism has never come to fruition, but it’s possible we could be heading in that direction for the first time.

Foreign Policy • April 13, 2021

How Brexit Lit the Fuse in Northern Ireland

Loyalist fears that Boris Johnson is abandoning them have sparked a wave of violence that could endanger the Good Friday Agreement.

Foreign Policy • October 8, 2020

Ireland Is on the Ballot in Pennsylvania

Threats to the Good Friday Agreement—and culture wars—make this a critical constituency in a swing state.

Foreign Policy • September 14, 2020

As Brexit Talks Falter, the Risk of Violence in Ireland Is Still Alive

Despite a major crackdown, the uncertainty around the border won’t let militant republicanism go away.

IrishCentral.com • August 28, 2020

Irish Civil War politics isn’t dead - it’s more alive than ever

History has an odd habit of repeating itself.

Foreign Policy • August 25, 2020

Cracking Down on Activists for Their Tweets Isn’t New

The lawyer Prashant Bhushan’s arrest and detention for posting tweets critical of the Indian government is part of a wider global trend.

Foreign Policy • August 8, 2020

John Hume Left Behind a Peaceful—but Divided—Ireland

The Nobel Peace Laureate helped bring nearly three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland to an end. But reconciliation between the country’s communities remains unrealized.

Foreign Policy • August 4, 2020

Thousands Injured in Giant Beirut Blast

Lebanon’s government says “highly explosive materials” were stored near blast scene.

Foreign Policy • July 31, 2020

When It Comes to China, Americans Think Like Trump

Recent data suggests that most voters share the White House’s hawkish approach to China.

IrishCentral.com • June 19, 2020

Widespread opposition could scuttle Irish coalition deal

After weeks of slow-moving negotiations, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, and the Green Party have agreed to a Programme for Government (PfG), outlining the terms on which three of Ireland’s largest political parties can enter into a governing coalition together.

Foreign Policy • June 5, 2020

Could the Pandemic Kill the United Kingdom?

Boris Johnson’s bungled coronavirus response could fuel calls for Scottish independence and Irish unification.

IrishCentral.com • June 5, 2020

Gerry Adams urges Irish Americans to get active on United Ireland

Gerry Adams has urged Irish Americans to get active on a united Ireland and be the Irish American generation that “comes home to a free, united, peaceful, and prosperous Ireland.”

IrishCentral.com • May 29, 2020

Does it matter if the IRA oversees Sinn Féin?

Sinn Féin’s historic performance in Ireland's general election on February 8 opened a debate over whether the party’s continued relationship with the Provisional Irish Republican Army makes it unfit to form part of a government in a liberal democratic society.

Foreign Policy • April 28, 2020

Not Even the Coronavirus Can Overcome Northern Ireland’s Divisions

Even in the face of an existential crisis, the country’s political leaders default to battles over culture and identity.

Village Magazine • February 18, 2020

The armalite and the ballot box: election results could vindicate Sinn Féin’s electoral strategy.

Via violence to contempt to abstentionism to normalisation perhaps to government.

Foreign Policy • February 7, 2020

Will Irish Elections Lead to Unification?

After Saturday’s vote, the nationalist Sinn Fein party could form parts of governments in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for the first time in history.

IrishCentral.com • January 28, 2020

The bank robbery that saved the Irish peace process

How the robbery of a bank in Northern Ireland strangely helped propel the Irish peace process

Foreign Policy • January 9, 2020

With Parliament Voting for Brexit, Is Irish Unification Inevitable?

Republican sentiment is rising over fears that Brexit will tank the economy, but Northern Ireland’s unionists won’t go quietly.

Slugger O'Toole • November 30, 2019

Soapbox: Why Northern Ireland’s leaders should take the unrest rocking the Middle East as a warning

It’s been a turbulent few weeks. Anti-government protests erupted across Latin America, forcing the resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales, and pushing Chilean President Sebastián Piñera to implement widespread reform...

IrishCentral.com • November 8, 2019

Election pacts show how broken Northern Irish politics is

Northern Irish politics has always been broken, but the latest spate of election pacts reveals just how broken it really is.